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EU chief promises 'unflinching' response to new tariffs as Trump trolls and threatens on social media

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday the EU shared concerns with the United States about Arctic security, but if President Donald Trump followed through with new tariffs based on a dispute over Greenland, the alliance's response would be "unflinching" and "united."
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Finance minister says Canada will not pay $1B US if it joins Trump's 'Board of Peace'

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said on Tuesday that Ottawa does not plan to pay the $1-billion US price tag for a permanent seat on U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace," that will oversee the governance and reconstruction of Gaza.
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After Trump salvo, Macron says: We don't give in to bullies

French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe would not give in to bullies or be intimidated, in a scathing criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose steep tariffs if Europe does not let him take over Greenland.
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UN condemns Israel's 'unprecedented' demolition of its Palestinian aid agency building in East Jerusalem

Israel demolished structures inside the UN Palestinian refugee agency's East Jerusalem compound on Tuesday after seizing the site last year, in an act condemned by the agency as a violation of international law.
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Britain calls some anti-Israel protests a form of terrorism. Is it state overreach?

A trio of British hunger strikers is taking food again last week, after claiming victory in a standoff with the U.K. government over the group Palestine Action. The activist group, best known for vandalizing British companies associated with Israel, has been proscribed as a terrorist organization by the government.
